William lang



INVENTOR ATTORN & UN Y I m u y B (No Model.)

FIFE.

No. 274,617. Patented Mar.27, 1883.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

, WILLIAM LANe, or BROOKLYN, NEw YoEK.

FIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 274,617, dated March 27, 1883.

Application filed November 17, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LANG, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fifes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved metal fife which can be manufactured cheaper and moreuniformly, and by which the tone is considerably improved; and the invention consists of a metal fife consisting of two parts-a perforated tubular main piece and a mouthpiece, of cast metal, applied to the upper end of the main piece, so that the edge of the same forms the lip of the fife.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front view, and Fig. 2 a vertical transverse section, of my improved metal fife; and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section, showing the construction of the fifes heretofore in use.

Similar letters of reference indicate-corresponding parts.

A represents the perforated tubular main piece of my improved metal fife. To the upper end of the same is applied a mouth-piece, B, of tin orother suitable metal, which is preferably cast directly onto the main piece A. By casting the mouth-pieces in one piece a more uniform tone and pitch of the fifes of different scales are obtained, which was not obtainable when the mouth-piece was made by hand of sheet metal and partly from the body of the main piece, as shown in Fig. 3. By casting on the mouth-piece B, the end of the tubular main piece A forms the tongue of the fife, which can be furnished cheaper, as there is less skilled labor required to finish the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A fife composed of a perforated tubular main piece and of a cast-metal mouth-piece applied around the upper end of the main piece, whereby the upper edge of the tube forms the lip of the fife, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM LANG.

Witnesses PAUL GOEPEL, SIDNEY MANN. 

